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Restoration of Tropical Forest Ecosystems

Proceedings of the Symposium held on October 7–10, 1991

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Helmut Lieth

    1. University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

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  2. Martina Lohmann

    1. Osnabrück, Germany

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Part of the book series: Tasks for Vegetation Science (TAVS, volume 30)

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Table of contents (24 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Contributions to the problem of restoration and rehabilitation of disturbed areas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-3
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    2. Restoration of native forests from Japan to Malaysia

      • Akira Miyawaki
      Pages 5-24

    3. Ecosystem rehabilitation and forest regeneration in the humid tropics: Case studies and management insights

      • Miguel Clüsener Godt, Malcolm Hadley
      Pages 25-36

    4. Biological characters and plasticity of juvenile tree stages to restore degraded tropical forests

      • G. Maury-Lechon
      Pages 37-46

    5. Soil factors influencing the reforestation on mining sites in Amazonia

      • João B. S. Ferraz
      Pages 47-52

    6. Restoring Caribbean dry forest

      • Becky J. Brown, Gary J. Ray
      Pages 53-61

    7. Secondary forest regeneration on degraded tropical lands

      • John A. Parrotta
      Pages 63-73

    8. The ecology of Zambezian dry evergreen forest with recommendations for conservation management

      • F. P. Malaisse
      Pages 75-90

    9. Problems associated with raising trees from seeds

      • D. Teketay
      Pages 91-100

    10. Mixed species plantations using high value rainforest trees in Australia

      • D. Lamb, P. Lawrence
      Pages 101-108

    11. The rehabilitation of the tropical rainforests’ ecosystems

      • Abas Bin Said
      Pages 109-117

    12. Rehabilitation of tropical forests from countryside to urban areas

      • Kazue Fujiwara
      Pages 119-131

  3. Ecologically sound suggestions for management and aspects of nature conservation in tropical forestry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-135
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    2. The ITTO guidelines for the sustainable management of natural and planted tropical forests

      • E. F. Bruenig
      Pages 137-143

    3. Conversion of exploited natural Dipterocarp forests into semi-natural production forests

      • Jürgen Huss, Maman Sutisna
      Pages 145-153

    4. Some effects of selective logging on forest productivity and ecology

      • Hans-Joachim Weidelt
      Pages 155-161

    5. Utilization and protection of the forest belt of Mount Kenya (East Africa)

      • J. R. Rheker
      Pages 163-172

    6. Research and development programme for forestry in Sarawak: A pilot model approach towards sustainable forest management and economic development

      • E. F. Bruenig
      Pages 173-183

    7. Environmentally sound timber harvesting

      • J. K. Vanclay
      Pages 185-192
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The destruction of the tropical forests proceeds Nobody at the symposium believed that the rapidly. We all know that this has global ecologi­ tropical forest area would remain untouched. cal and economical consequences. The problem The population explosion takes care of that argu­ is of such magnitude that it can only be com­ ment. The two main problem areas before us are pared to warfare. The destruction of tropical first the wise utilization of that portion of the forests is not only detrimental to the global forest which will be used - especially the intro­ ecology but also poses a serious threat to the duction of planned forestry in such areas, and people living in this area. Furthermore the over­ second, the development of a good plan for utilization of such a valuable resource poses a nature conservation in the tropics. serious threat to the next generations. The papers presented at the symposium will Apart from the problem generated for the most certainly not solve all the problems but we people in those regions and on earth in general hope they contribute to the very much needed, there is a moral obligation to preserve the vast continued discussion of possible solutions which biological diversity in the tropical forests. We must be implemented in the near future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

    Helmut Lieth

  • Osnabrück, Germany

    Martina Lohmann

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Restoration of Tropical Forest Ecosystems

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Symposium held on October 7–10, 1991

  • Editors: Helmut Lieth, Martina Lohmann

  • Series Title: Tasks for Vegetation Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2896-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1945-0Published: 31 August 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4198-2Published: 06 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-2896-6Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0167-9406

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-130X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 270

  • Topics: Forestry, Applied Ecology, Plant Sciences, Ecology

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